Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-25

lege. She found no sacrifice too great in
order 20 obtain the means Of paving for
his board and lodging She would arise
an hour earlier in the morning and 90 to
bed later at night. while all day long she
wo'ld toll like a slave. Poor Mother
F1Jrent' How sh" did move about in
those days Luckily it was not long
before the youngster was able TO provide
for himself He first won a scholarship
here, another Mt college, still another
in Paris at the Ecole Centrale. where he
stood at tine head Of his classes.
lie must he a phoenix. them
Il don't know about his being a
phPniy, but one thirg certain is, that,
like his mother. he is hard worker, and
by working hard one always gets on
Il agree with you there"
We'll, to cut the story short, he sue
ceeded. In Paris. during three years, he
faithfully attended 10 his studies, while
lie gave lessons here and there, and by
this means made money enough 20 meet
his smaller expenses. At last he passed
his final examination successfully, and
with his diploma in his pocket. he re
turned home. His good reputation had
preceded him, and on his arrival NJ. Bon
durand offered him n situation in his
wooden mills
"Ah, yes Now understand about the
marriage. But how about those two that
you were laughing about IA while ago:
Where do NJ. de Nauvillain, the bailitf.
and NJ Chapuis, the landed proprietor,
come in?''
/ Hold on, you go 200 fast. In placing
Jacques Florent At the head of his factory
NJ. Bondurand had not the least idea of
letting him wed his daughter-ncither did
Nine. Bondurand. assure you."
| Then Mile. Ceiestes marriage took
place against their wishes'''
Never in the world. >
II don't understand it at all. then"
That is not surprising. You don't give
me time to explain things. You may
well suppose that, with her fortune, Mile
| Celeste. who is a charming young person
! rs you may have noticed yourself and
who was brought up as princess, had no
end OF admirers. Every winter Mime.
Bondurand's parlors are thronged with
the best society of the town. and at her
receptions the richest and most distin-
guished people are TO be met Being an
engineer, Jacques was invited. He never
failed 10 attend. put he always remem-
bercd his place. while Messrs. Chapuis
and de Nauvillain paraded in the first
{
in love with Mile. Celeste. l believe,
though. that they were only In love with
her dowry Each made up his mind to
win the prize at any cost. and the conduct
of both was in strict accordance with this
dcterm nation. The strangest part Of the
whole proceedings was that neither at
tempted TO get into the good Craces of the
Young lady who always treated them
with marked coliness
Singular lovers, those"
They imagined that Mile. Celeste, be-
ing good girl of Il very docile disposition,
she would always comply with her parents
wishes. 50 they proceeded to lay siege to
the Old folks. NJ. Chapuis, by displaying
an interest in NJ. Bondurand's business
affairs, had no trouble in winning him
over while NJ. DE Nauvillain. by means
Of his nobility. and by putting on the airs
of great lord succeeded in getting the
mother TO cspouse his cause TO such an ex-
tent that. in a short time. she promised
him her daughters hand while, on the
other side, her husband was making the
same promise to his rival"
And Of course Mile. Celeste protested,''
Not at all She let things take their
own course. 1t happened that she had
o1 casionally danced with Jacques Florent
snd had converscd with him in the parlor.
rhe Young engineers quiet, serious
character and his easy, distinguished man
ners soon impressed her. One day he
rpoke Of his mother. of her devotion to
aim, of the gratitude and affection that he
bore her. This proved TO the young lady
that his heart was in the right place.
Jacques, on his side, felt himself more
than interested in the beautiful and sweet
girl that had SO kindly paid attention to
him, but as he knew her to be very rich,
his demeanor was always So respectful
that no word of love ever passed between
them
"Of course everything had to come out
all right in the end. Here is the natural
winding up Of the comedy. The first time
that NJ. and Mmc. Bondurand communi
Gated 10 each other their designs in regard
10 their daughter there was a terrible
row. IL. : :Sink. Monsieur wanted Chap
uis fo- his sonziR,law. Madame could
not bear him; he was n ba1V>,:! . China
man, Eiscr He was ugly. deformed,
i'll bred, badly dressed, unkenpt and ri
diculous. Madame wanted de Vauvillain.
whom monsieur held in holy horror. A
snob, II talker, a boaster, a BOBBY, an ass;
who depended entirely on his situation"
They could not agree. them"
'Of course not! 'Vauvillain, never"
exclaimed NJ. Bondurand. 'Chapuis,'
replied his wife. III die first
1t was at this point that Mile. Celeste
'.'ok n hand in the game. She told her
father that she loved NJ. jacques Florent,
that NJ r'lorcnt loved her. and that she
would bs his wife or else she would marry
de Nauv. lain. She said the same to her
mother. only the conditions were: Jacques
CT Chapils. Neither hesitatcd. In order
10 get rid of the one each hated SO much,
both consented. The game was won
"Of course the engineer WAS expecting
affairs 10 take this turn
Not al all: but Mile Celeste had been
astute enough 10 foresee that there was no
opposition TO dread from that quarter.
She had er father to call on him, and
need not >ay that the worthy young fcl-
low : surprise was as great as his joy. You
can understand that he accepted the offer
eagerly, his only condition being that, at
the wedding. the place of honor would lie
given To his mother. You have seen
yourself that his wish was granted.
Now, if you want to know why the
whole town attended the wedding, l must
say that it is because everybody Likes
Jacques And" added Father Philip,
with cunning smile. If must tell all,
you should remember that we are in the
country, and we have had nothing else 10
| talk OF during the past three months. -
| Paul Belon in The Petit Journal, trans
lated for New Orleans Times Democrat
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